New kick off rules proposal

[potzer25]

NCAA rules committee proposes moving up kickoffs and touchbacks for safety reasons | al.com

The proposal calls for kickoffs to be at the 35-yard line instead of the 30. Touchbacks on free kicks would be brought out to the 25-yard line rather than the 20. The NCAA said data indicates injuries occur more often during kickoffs than any other phases of the game.

What do you think? They may as well just start the ball on the 25 after a team scores.

 

[uncfan103]

NCAA rules committee proposes moving up kickoffs and touchbacks for safety reasons | al.com


What do you think? They may as well just start the ball on the 25 after a team scores.

UNC wouldnt be able to kick it into the endzone regardless. But we would benefit if everyone had to start at the 25 haha.

 

[Forty_Sixand2]

This is so dumb, all of these kickoff rules. The guys still barrel down the field at full speed and crash into each other. It protects one guy only, really, the return man.

 

[starbigd]

Why even bother with the kickoff at all? Just give them the ball at the 25. That's what we're moving towards anyway with all these pointless rules.

 

[metal_frk_334]

Well we all saw this coming to a degree. Starting the ball on the 25 though? What the fuck is that about? That doesn't make a damn bit of sense.

 

[757Hokie83]

NCAA rules committee proposes moving up kickoffs and touchbacks for safety reasons | al.com


What do you think? They may as well just start the ball on the 25 after a team scores.

Why even bother with the kickoff at all? Just give them the ball at the 25. That's what we're moving towards anyway with all these pointless rules.

seriously...if we're going to move it up, we might as well just do away with kickoffs all together

 

[ACC_HOKIES]

This is so dumb, all of these kickoff rules. The guys still barrel down the field at full speed and crash into each other. It protects one guy only, really, the return man.

Exactly!

I don't have the data, but it appears to me (for the games I've watched) that the injuries are much more common to the kickoff team than the returner. I attribute many of those injuries to the lack of talent and experience that we expect in college special teams. Further, by the time most defenders approach the kickoff returner, he is already moving to the sideline or following his blocks. At that point, he's little different than a running back in space. It can be easily argued that punt returners or recievers across the middle are much more vulnerable to the danger a kickoff returner is exposed. Again, those are just my observations of the games I see.

I'd really like to see a complete breakdown of the injuries: who and how. It just seems like a knee jerk reaction to a couple of high profile injuries, like the Rutgers kid.

 

[FNG]

They might as well put flag on players waist and play Flag-Football or touch football!